ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) It’s Huawei vs. the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Europe and Japan. It’s almost as if the world’s biggest surveillance superpowers don’t want Huawei cell tower and networking router equipment inside critical networks in their countries, amid concerns of the company’s linksRead More →
BEIJING ( MEDIA REPORT ) China’s ZTE is expanding its partnership in Pakistan to extend digital television services into more regions of the country, including in remote mountainous areas, Zhang Zhenhui, executive vice president at the company, told CNBC on Saturday. The Shenzhen-based tech and telecom company will sign theRead More →
WASHINGTON ( MEDIA REPORT ) ZTE, soon after admitting violating US trade sanctions in a Texas court, confirmed it slipped to a net loss of CNY2.36 billion ($343 million) in 2016 related to fines due over the issue. The China-based equipment vendor released its 2016 annual report today, a day afterRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) ZTE announced plans to unveil a ‘gigabit’ smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month. ZTE said the “forward-looking” ZTE Gigabit Phone marks an “important cornerstone for the 5G mobile era”. The device will support speeds of 1 Gbps, suggesting it will workRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) ZTE warned expected US trade sanctions imposed on the company are likely to hit its financial results, and a settlement could result in a fine. The US government hit the China-based vendor with sanctions in March last year after the company allegedly breached the country’sRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) ZTE will reportedly announce a new management team tomorrow, including a replacement for chief executive Shi Lirong, following its well-publicised woes in the US for violating trade rules. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported ZTE will replace three of its most senior executives; CEO Lirong, and executiveRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Chinese equipment vendor ZTE plans to appeal a decision by the US Department of Commerce to impose export restriction for allegedly violating export controls on Iran. The restrictions, which went into effect on 9 March, require ZTE suppliers worldwide to apply for an export licence before shippingRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Chinese government expressed its “dissatisfaction” after the US commerce department slapped ZTE with sanctions for having allegedly sold telecoms gear to Iran. The Chinese commerce ministry issued a stern statement on its website following the US decision earlier this week to require ZTE’s suppliersRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with ZTE Corporation for setting up a Joint Innovation Center (JIC) on Big Video in Pakistan. The JIC is a key initiative of PTCL and ZTE for Smart TV development, empowering PTCL to provideRead More →